Ornamented fabric



June 28, 1927.

F. E. FUHRER W.ommMENTED FABRIC -Filed Maron 21, 1924 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 2s, 1927.`

UNITED vSTATES FRIEDA E. FHRER, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

ORNAMENTED FABRIC.

Application filed March 21, 1924. Serial No. 700,875.

My present invention pertains to fabrics ornamented by what is commonly known as fancy work; and it has for one object to provide aV method for expeditiously ornamenting and enhancing the appearance of a piece of fabric without the exercise of any material degree of skill.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a simple and inexpensive device calculated to be used toadvantage in the practice of my novel method.

Another object is the provision of ornamented fabric as a product of my novel vmethod.. i Y

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and denitely claimed.l

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification:-

Figure 1 is a perspective showing a piece of fabric ornamented inaccordance with my invention as incorporated in a fancy pillow. Figure 2 is a plan view of a pattern device for use in the carrying out of myinvention, the 'said pattern device being one Vof a multiplicity of forms that may be employed. l

` Figure 3 is a view diagrammatic in character and illustrative of the steps of Y my novel method.

Figure 4 is a view showing the ornamentation-'produced by the practice of my method. Figures 5 and 6 are enlarged transverse sections taken in the planes indicated by the lines 5-5 and 6-6, respectively, of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5 of a modification hereinafter explicitly referred to,

Similar numerals designate corresponding' parts in Figures l to 6 to which referenceV be of textile material or of any other material compatible with the purpose of my invention.

In Figure 2, I illustrate the pattern'device 3 for .use in the practice of my novel method, the illustrated form including a central 'body 4, and arms 5 reaching from said body, the said arms 5 being preferably of concavoconvex form in cross-section, Figure 5, and being also by preference tapered from their transverse centers toward their ends as brought out in Figures 2 and 3.

In the practice of my novel method a pattern device such as 3 is superimposed on a piece of fabric 2, and is used to guide the operator in giving form to the particular ornamentation to be produced. In the illustrated embodiment Vof 'the invention blue yarn 6 is first looped transversely over the arms 5 of the deviceB, one arm at a time andjis passed through the'fabric 2 and looped at the opposite side of the fabric. This use of the blue yarn is continued until all of the arms 5- of the pattern ydevice are covered with blue yarn. Then white yarn 7 is similarly looped over the'arms 5 of the pattern device 3 in the same mannerand then red yarn 8 is similarly looped over the arms 5 of the pattern device. All of the yarns are similarly secured to the'fabric 2, and it will-be noted that the white yarn is Vsuperimposed on the blue vyarn and the red yarn is superimposed on the white yarn so that subsequent to the complete covering of each arm'of the pattern Adevice 3, each arm will be covered with blue yarn 6, whitel yarn 7 and red yarn 8, as appears in Figure 5. Subsequent to the described covering of the arms of the pattern device, the coverings made up of the yarns 6, 7 and 8 are longitudinally slitted at 39, whereupon the arm coverings will be reduced to the form shown at the lower left'handv corner of Figure 3. After all of the arms are longitudianlly slitted, the slitting being accomplished witha knife, or a pair of scissors, thepattern 3 is removed whereupon the Iornamentation will appear as in Figure 4. By reference to this latter figure it will beappreciated that the arms of the ornamental ligure designated by 11 will each have a longitudinal central slot 12 through which the fabric 2 will be exposed, and will also have inner stretches 13 of blue yarn at opposite sides of the slot .12,

outer stretches 14 of red yarn and .intermediate stretches 15 lof white yarn. In other words the portions of each arm of the ornamental iigure at opposite sides of the slot 12 will have streaks of blue, white and red, respectively, with the result that the ornamental character of. the figure will be enhanced. It will also be appreciated that the concave-convex cross-section of the arms 5 will contribute to the ornamental character of the ligure designated by 11 and will facilitate the removal of the said arms from the slitted arms of the figure, and that in virtue of the arms 5 of the pattern device being tapered from their transverse cen-ters to-their ends, the completed arms of the figure ll will have the longitudinal central slots 12 described.

While I have described a specific embodiment of my invention and that embodiment including three yarns of different colors it will be manifest that my invention may be practiced with the employmentI of any suit- "1 able plurality of different colored yarns or material analogous to yarns for the production of the ornamental fancy work described.

Manifestly the yarns Vmay be whipped across the arms 5 of the pattern. device 3 and across the back side of the material 2 by hand which opera-tion is resorted to in the preferred embodiment of my invention. I would have it understood, however, that as designated by 2l in Figure 7 theyarns may be secured to the fabric 2a by looping the yarns through the fabric. 2 at each side of each arm. 5,V and that without involving departure from the scope of my claimed in vention7 the yarns extending across` the arms 1 5 of the pattern device may be secured in any approved manner to the Vfabric 2@L and either by hand or by theemployment of any appropriate organized mechanism.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that by the practice of my invention ornamental figures calculated to materially enhance the ornamental appearance of a piece of fabric may be expeditiously and easily produced on the fabric with the exercise of f practically no skill; also, that the ornamentationsproduced in accordance with my invention add but little' to the costi of the ornamented fabric.

l/Vhile I have entered into a specific disclosure of the preferred practice of my invention it is tov be understood that I do not confine myself to such specific practice inasmuch as suchl changes. and modifica-tions may be made as fairly fall within the scope of my invention as defined in my' appended claims. For instance when desired all of the yarnsl on any one or more of the arms of the pattern device may be of the same colorwithout involving departure from the scope of my invention in which event the slitting or cuttingv of the yarns will produce an ornamental tufted effect without,-

however, the displayl of a variety of colors in the effect.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l i l. The process of fabric ornamentation which consists in looping successive layers of differently colored yarns at one side of a piece of fabric7 connecting said yarns at the ends of the loops to the fabric, and slitting the yarns between the ends of lthe loops whereby an ornamental tufted' effect embodying diierent colors is afforded on Vthe piece of fabric. Y

2. process of fabric ornamentation which consists of securing and looping successive layers of differently colored yarns on said fabric and slitting the layers longitudinally to provide separate groups Whereby an ornamental tufted effect embodyingv different colors is afforded on the piece of 

